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SAVANNAH: 

MORNING NEWS STEAM-POWER PRESS. 

1871. 



An Act to Incorporate the Georgia Historical 

Society. 

Whereas, the members of a Society instituted in 
the City of Savannah for the purpose of collecting, 
preserving, and diffusing information relating to the 
History of the State of Georgia, in particular, and of 
American history generally, have applied for an act of 
incorporation : 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 
of Eepresentatives of the State of Georgia in General 
Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority 
of the same, that J. M. Berrien, James M. Wayne, M. H. 
McAllister, I. K. Tefft, Wm. B. Stevens, Geo. W. Hun- 
ter, H. K. Preston, Wm. T. Williams, 0. S. Henry, 
J. C. Nicoll, Wm. Law, R. M. Charlton, R. D. Arnold, 
A. A. Smets, J. W. Anderson, Wm. B. Bulloch, J. H. 
Burroughs, J. Balfour, Wm. H. Bulloch, T. B. Bartow, 
James Barnard, Morgan Brown, G. B. Cumming, Sol- 
omon Cohen, Joseph Cumming, D. C. Campbell, J. H. 
Couper,W.A. Caruthers, W.H. Cuyler, Edward Coppee, 
Wm. Crabtree, Jr.. Archibald Clarke, Wm. Duncan, 
Wm. C. Daniell, Geo. M. Dudley, J. De La Motta, Jr., 
J. S. Fay, S. H. Fay, W. B. Fleming, J. F. Griffin, 
Robert Habersham, W. Neyle Habersham, J. C. Hab- 
ersham, E. J. Harden, S. L. W. Harris, Geo. Jones, 
J. W. Jackson, P. M. Kollock, G. J. Kollock, Ralph 



King, T. B. King, Wm. McWhir, J. B. Mallard, John 
Millen, W. H: Miller, J. S. Morel, M. Myers, J. F. 
O'Neill, E. Neufville, E. A. Nisbet, A. Porter, Thos. 
Paine, Willard Preston, Edward Paclelford, Thos. 
Purse, R. W. Pooler, Win. Robertson, L. 0. Reynolds, 
J. Bond Read, R. H. Randolph, F. M. Robertson, 
George Schley, James Smith, Wm. H. Stiles, B. E. 
Stiles, J. L. Shaffer, Chas. Stephens, Wm. P. White, 
Jno. E. Ward, George White, and such other persons 
as now are and may from time to time become mem- 
bers of said Society, be and they are hereby declared 
and constituted a body corporate and politic, by the 
name of the "Georgia Historical Society," and by 
that name shall have perpetual succession, and be cap- 
able to sue and to be sued, to plead and be impleaded, 
answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended 
in all courts or places whatsoever, to have a common 
seal, and the same at pleasure to change or alter, to 
make, establish, and ordain such a constitution and 
such by-laws, not repugnant to the constitution of this 
State or of the United States, as shall from time to 
time be necessary and expedient, and to annex to the 
breach thereof such penalty, by fine, suspension, or ex- 
pulsion, as they may deem fit, and to purchase, take, 
receive, hold, and enjoy, to them and their successors, 
any goods and chattels, land and tenements, and to sell, 
lease, or otherwise dispose of the same, or of any part 
thereof, at their will and pleasure ; provided, that the 
clear annual income of such real and personal estate 



shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars, and 
provided, also, that the funds of the said corporation 
shall be used and appropriated to the purposes stated 
in the preamble of this act, and those only. 

Section 2. And be it further enacted by the author- 
ity aforesaid, that the said Society shall have power 
to elect and qualify such officers as may by them be 
deemed necessary, to be chosen at such time, and to 
hold their office for such period, as the constitution or 
by-laws of said Society shall prescribe; and that if the 
election of said officers, or any of them, shall not be 
held on any of the days for that purpose appointed, it 
shall be lawful to make such election on any other day. 

Section 3. And be it further enacted by the 
authority aforesaid, that it shall be the duty of the 
Governor of the State to transmit, or cause, to be trans- 
mitted, to the said Society a set of the acts and also of 
the journals of the present and future sessions of the 
Legislature, and also copies of all other documents, 
papers, books, and pamphlets that shall hereafter be 
printed under or by virtue of an act of Legislature, or 
joint resolution of both branches thereof, unless such 
act or resolution shall otherwise provide, and that the 
said Society may, by their agent or agents, have access 
at all reasonable times to the several public offices of 
this State and of the corporate towns and cities thereof, 
and may cause such documents to be searched, examin- 
ed, and copied without paying office fees, as they may 
judge proper, to promote the object of the Society. 



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Section 4. And be it further enacted, that this act 
shall be and is hereby declared to be a public act, and 
shall be construed benignly and favorably for every 
beneficial purpose therein intended, and that no misno- 
mer of the said Corporation in any deed, will, testa- 
ment, devise, gift, grant, demise, or other instrument 
of contract or conveyance, shall vitiate or defeat the 
same, provided the Corporation shall be sufficiently 
described to ascertain the intention of the parties. 

Section 5. And be it further enacted, that the 
GJ-overner be, and he is hereby authorized and request- 
ed to confide to the care and keeping of the proper 
officers of said Society the transcripts of the colon- 
ial records lately taken by the Rev. C. W. Howard in 
London, until further disposition of the same shall be 
made by the G-eneral Assembly. 

Joseph Day, 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Robert jVL Echols, 

President of the Senate. 

Assented to 19th Dec, 1839. 

Charles j. Mcdonald, 

Governor. 



AN ACT, 

To amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the 
Georgia Historical Society " assented to l§ih December, 
1839. 

Section 1st. The General Assembly of the State 
of Georgia do hereby enact : that the provisos in the 
first section of the act entitled ' ' an act to incorporate 
the Georgia Historical Society," assented to on the 
nineteenth day of December, in the year eighteen hun- 
dred and thirty-nine, be and the same are hereby 
repealed. 

Section 2d. And it is hereby further enacted : 
that this act take effect immediately on its passage ; 
and that all acts and parts of acts, so far as they mil- 
itate with this act, are hereby repealed. 

R. L. McWhorter, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Jno. J. Newton, 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 

Benjamin Conlet, 
President of the Senate. 
J. G. W. Mills, 

Secretary of the Senate. 

Approved Oct, 25th, 1870. 

RUFUS B. BULLOCK. 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I. 

The Society shall be called The Georgia Histori- 
cal Society. 

Article II. 

Its objects shall be to collect, preserve, and diffuse 
information relating to the History of the State of 
Georgia, in all its various departments, and of Ameri- 
can history generally, and to create a library for the 
use of its members. 

Article III. 

The Society shall consist of Resident, Life, and Hon- 
orary members : Resident members embracing those 
within the State; Honorary members those distinguish- 
ed for their public services or literary attainments, 
particularly in the department of history, throughout 
the world. 

Article IY. 

The officers of the Society shall be a President, two 
Vice Presidents, Corresponding Secretar} r , Recording 
Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, and seven Curators : 
who shall be elected by ballot at each annual meeting. 
Should a vacancy occur in any of said offices, by death, 



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resignation, removal, or otherwise, it may be filled up 
by ballot at the next regular meeting of the Society; 
and if it shall happen in an office other than that of 
President or Vice President, it may be filled up until 
the next regular meeting by the presiding officer and 
the Curators, or a majority of them. 

Article V. 

The annual meeting of the Society shall be held on 
the 12th day of February, but if said day fall on Fri- 
day, Saturday, or Sunday, the anniversary shall be 
celebrated on the following Monday ; and, on the first 
Monday of every other month, a monthly meeting shall 
be held. 

Article VI. 

The President, or, in his absence, either of the Vice 
Presidents, may call an extra meeting of the Society, 
upon the request of a majority of the Curators present 
in the city, or of five resident members. 

Article VII. 

The admission of members shall be by ballot, and a 
majority of two thirds of those present shall be requir- 
ed to elect. Applications shall be in writing, signed 
by the applicant and countersigned by the members 
presenting them. Such applications shall be posted in 
some conspicuous position in the library of the Society, 



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for at least one week before the regular meeting at 
which the applicant is to be balloted for. 

Resident members shall pay ten dollars for the first 
year, and five dollars for each succeeding year. 

Article VIII. 

Seven resident members, including at least two of 
the officers, shall constitute a quorum, and be empow- 
ered to transact the regular business of the Society, 
except at the annual meeting, when fifteen shali consti- 
tute a quorum. 

Article IX. 

Any member who shall pay into the treasury of the 
Society the sum of one hundred dollars, thereby be- 
comes a Life member, with all the rights, privileges, and 
disabilities of a resident member, but shall be exempt 
from any farther payment. 

Article X. 

This constitution can be altered or amended only 
by a vote of two thirds of the resident members pres- 
ent at the annual meeting, a notice to that effect having 
been made at a previous meeting. 



BY-LAWS. 



1. The President, or, in his absence, the highest 
officer present, shall preside at all meetings of the 
Society — regulate the debates, give, when required, the 
casting vote, preserve order, and be ex-officio Chair- 
man of the Board of Managers. 

It shall be the farther duty of the President, at the 
annual meeting to present a report reviewing the work 
and progress of the Society during the year past, and 
also setting forth such changes and aims as the highest 
interests of the Society demand. 

2. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct all 
the correspondence of the Society, and shall notify in 
writing all new members of their election, within ten 
days after such election. 

He shall preserve on file the originals of all com- 
munications addressed to the Society, and keep a fair 
copy of all his letters, in books furnished for the pur- 
pose. It shall furthermore be his duty to read, at each 
meeting, the correspondence, or such abstracts from it 
as the President may direct, which may have been 
carried on since the previous meeting. 

3. The Recording Secretary shall keep the records 
of all meetings, and at the opening of each meeting 



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shall read those of the preceding one. He shall have the 
custody of the Constitution, By-Laws, and Records of 
the Society ; and shall give due notice of the time and 
place of all meetings of the Society. 

4. The Treasurer shall collect, receive, and disburse 
all moneys due and payable; and shall receive and col- 
lect all donations and bequests of money, or other 
property, to the Society. He shall pay, under proper 
vouchers, all the ordinary expenses of the Society, 
and shall deposit all its funds in one of the banks of 
the city, to the credit of the Society, subject to his 
checks ; and at the annual meeting shall make a true 
report of all moneys received and paid out by him, 
to be audited by the Committee on Finance, provided 
for hereafter. 

5. It shall be the duty of the Librarian to preserve, 
arrange, and keep in good order all books, manuscripts, 
documents, pamphlets, and papers of every kind belong- 
ing to the Societ}^. He shall keep a catalogue of the 
same, and charge the books, etc., that may be taken out 
of the library, under the rules, to the proper persons. 
He shall also be furnished with a book in which to re- 
cord all donations and bequests, of whatsoever kind, 
relating to his department, with the name of the donor 
and the time when bestowed. 

6. The Curators, with the President, Yice Presi- 
dents, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries, Lib- 
rarian and Treasurer, shall constitute a Board of 
Managers, whose duty it shall be to superintend the 



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general concerns of the Society. The President shall, 
from this Board, appoint the following Standing Com- 
mittees, viz : On the Library, on Printing and Publish- 
ing, and on Finance. 

7. The Committee on the Library shall have the 
supervisory care of all the printed publications, manu- 
scripts, and curiosities. They shall, with the Librarian, 
provide suitable shelves, cases, and fixtures, by which 
to arrange and display them. The printed volumes 
and manuscripts shall be regularly numbered, and 
marked with the name of the "Georgia Historical 
Society." They shall propose, at the regular meetings, 
such books or manuscripts pertaining to the object of 
the Society as they shall deem expedient ; which, when 
approved, shall be by them purchased and disposed 
of as above directed. 

They shall provide all necessary blank books for 
the use of said department, in which the Librarian 
shall keep a record of their proceedings; and be en- 
trusted, in general, with the custody, care, and increase 
of whatever comes within the province of their ap- 
pointed duty. 

8. The Committee on Printing and Publishing shall 
prepare for publication whatever documents or collec- 
tions shall be ordered by the Society; shall contract 
for and supervise the printing of the same; and shall 
furnish the Recording Secretary and Librarian with 
such blank notices, summonses, labels, etc., as may be 
deemed requisite. 



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9. The Committee on Finance shall consist of at 
least one member of each of the former committees, 
and shall have the general oversight and direction of 
the funds of the Society ; and shall audit the Treas- 
urer's annual report. 

10. The Board of Managers shall appoint an orator 
to deliver a discourse at each annual meeting, and sug- 
gest such other exercises as shall be appropriate to its 
celebration. 

11. The Society may authorize any number of 
members, not less than five, to use the hall and library 
for the meetings of such sub-sections as may be 
formed. 

12. Any failure on the part of the Members, after 
due notice from the President, to pay their annual 
dues for two consecutive years, shall be considered a 
forfeiture of membership. And no person thus ex- 
punged can be eligible to re-admission without the 
strict payment of his arrears. 



OFFICERS 



OF THE 



GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



IN THE 



CITY OF SAVANNAH. 

1871. 



President: 






Hon. E. J. HARDEN. 

1ST Vice President: 2d Vice President: 

Dr. W. M. CHARTERS. Dr. J. HARRISS. 

Secretaries : 

Corresponding, Recording, 

W. GRAYSON MANN. Dr. EASTON YONGE. 

Treasurer: Librarian: 

W. S. BOGART. WM. HARDEN. 

Curators: 

S. COHEN, T. M. NORWOOD, 

Dr. R. D. ARNOLD, A. SCHWAAB, 

J. S. F. LANCASTER, B. MALLON, 

W. D. HARDEN. 



STANDING COMMITTEES. 



Pn the Library, 

Dr. R. D. ARNOLD, 

W. S. BOG-ART, 

B. MALLON, 

W. GRAYSON MANN, 

J. S. F. LANCASTER. 

Pn Printing and Publishing. 

Dr. W. M. CHARTERS, Dr. JURIAH HARRISS, 
Hon. S. COHEN, Dr. E. YONGE, 

W. D. HARDEN, W. S. BOGART. 

pN Finance. 

Hon. S. COHEN, Dr. R. D. ARNOLD, 

Hon. T. M. NORWOOD, Dr. W. M. CHARTERS, 

A. SCHWAAB. 



RESIDENT MEMBERS. 



AndersoD, Rob't H 
Anderson, Geo-. W 

* Anderson, Jno. W 
Arnold, Dr. R. D 

t Allen, R. A 
tAlexander, P. W 
Allen, R. E 
Axson, I. S. K 
Anderson, Geo. W., Jr 
Armstrong, Chas. R 
Austin, Thos. II 
Axson, Randolph 
Adams, Wm. B 
Adams, A. P 
Anderson, C. W 
Anderson, E. C, Jr 
*Balfour, John 

* Bartow, Dr. Theodosius 
*Berrien, Hon. J. M 
tBinney, Rev. J. G 
*Bowen, Wm. P 
*Bulloch, Jas. S 
"Bulloch, N. W. J 
*Bulloch, Wm. B 
Bulloch, Wm. H 
'Burroughs, Jos. H 
tBrown, Morgan 
"Barnard, James 
Backus, Henry E 

Bee, Barnard E 
Bradley, Rich'd, Jr 
+Bayard, N. J 
Bulloch, Dr. Wm. Gaston 
tBurke, Thos 
"Bilbo, Jas 
"Bryan, Jos 
tBrown, W. 8 
'Bond, S. M 
tBigham, Benj. H 

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"Burroughs, Rev. Benj 
Basinger, Win. 8 
Baker, Wm. H 
Bogart, Win. S 
*Boston, John 
tBlack, Geo. R 
Bryan, Henry 
tByrd, Dr. II. L 
Boyd, Wm. R 
tBattersbj r , Wm 
Bell, Samuel P 
Brigham, Henry 
tBalclwiu, D. H 
tButler, Samuel L 
Bilbo, John 
*Blois, Theodore 
Bruen, C. W. W 
Blake, Walter 
tBoggs, Wm. R 
Bond, J. B 
Bacon, D. C 
*Berger, Segismund 
Burroughs, John W 
Bradshaw, Arthur J 
Brunner, C. W 
Boit, R. A 
Berrien, L. C 
Barnard, Jas. M. Jr 
Capers, Henry D 
"Carruthers, Dr.Wm. A 
"Charlton, Hon. R. M 
*Crabtree, Wm. J 
Cohen, Hon. Sol 
*Coppee, Dr. E 
Cumming, Geo. B 
"Cumming, Joseph 
'Cuyler, Rich. R 
"Cuyler, Dr. Wm. H 
"Clarke, Archibald 



"Campbell, D. C 
"Clinch, Gen. D. L 
"Couper, J. Hamilton 
Colquitt, H. H 
Comer, Hugh M 
"Crawford, Joel 
fClapp, Rev. Dexter 
"Chapman, S. T 
Crane, H. A 
Cunningham, John 
"Cassels, Rev. S. J 
Charters, Dr. W. M 
tCooper, C. P 
tClark, Rev. Geo. II 
tCheever, Geo H 
ClaghorD, Jos. S 
"Couper, Hamilton 
tCruger, N 
Carruthers, Jas. S 
Cann, Jas. F 
Cumming, Wallace 
"Carter, C. B 
tColey, Rev. Chas. H 
Cope, Geo. L 
"Courvoisie, J. A 
Cunningham, T M 
tClark, Addison S 
tChristian, H. R 
Colding, 8. M 
Cunningham, A. T 
Crane, B. H 
Clements, E. H 
Clark, John G 
Coburn, W. H 
Cosens, W. C 
Charlton, Dr. T. J 
Cunningham, Henry C 
Connerat, Win. H 
Cohen, O. S 



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Cohen, Octavus 
Cardwell, W. A 
Chisholm, W. W 
*Cullens, M. H 
Christian, J. H 
fCabaniss, E. G 
*Daniell, Dr. fm. C 
DeEenne, G. W. Jones 
*DeLamotta, Jacob, Jr 
Duncan, Wm 
*Dudley, G. M 
*D'Lyon, L. S 
tDavis, Charles 
*Dawson, Hon. W. C 
*Daniell, "Wm. S 
Duncan, Alexander M 
tDawson, A. H. H 
*Demund, Jas. H 
DeWitt, Levi 
Dillon, John R 
Daniel, Jno. S 
Deitz, A. P 
Dwelle, E 

Dickinson, Dr. W. B 
Ellis, Charles 
tEve, Dr. Paul F 
tEpping, Rev. Wm 
"Elliott, Rt. Rev. S., D.D 
tElliot, R. W. B 
tEaster, Rev. Geo. W 
tEUiott, Dr. John G. B 
Elliott, Dr. W. H 
Erskine, John 
Elliott, John M 
Erwin, Robert 
Elliott, George 
Edwards, Ogden E 
Estill, J. H 
"Fanning, A. B 
fFay, J. S 

tFoster, Col. Thos. F 
tFreeman, Dr. H. K 
*Forman, Dr. Samuel 
*Fosdick, Benj. F 
*Foote, Wm. G 
*Fickling, Dr. Jeremiah 
Forman, Thos. M 
tFleming, Wm. B 



Ferrill r John O 
Freeman, Geo. C 
"Fraser, John C 
*Freeman, Henry C 
Fish, Dr. J. D 
Farrelly, Stephen 
Fullarton, A 
Fitch, Henry S 
Footman, Robert H 
Fen-ill, Francis S 
Fowke, G. F 
Falligant, Robert 
*George, Joseph 
*Glen, George 
'Goodwin, Robert M 
"Gordon, Wm. W 
tGriffin, Dr. James F 
tGoulding, Rev. F. R 
*Guerard, Robert G 
tGardner, Stephen 
tGrant, Hugh Fraser 
tGoodrich, John H 
+Genty, James 
"Gallie, John B 
"Griffin, Robert H 
tGanahl, Dr. Charles 
Gammell, John 
tGanahl, Joseph 
Gardner, JohnH 
Graybill, J. H 
Gibson, R. T 
Gleason, S. W 
tGordon, George A 
tGreenough, S 
"Giles, Jno. R 
*Grant, Robert 
tGray, W. S 
tGowdy, Hill 
Gilbert, Rev. D. M 
Gammell, Wm. A 
+Gignilliat, W. R 
Gourdin, R. N 
Gilmer, Gen. J. F 
Gowen, Thos. B 
Goodwin, C. R 
Goddard, Frank A 
Guhne, H 
Grant, Earnest 



Glover, L. B 
Guerard, Richard D 
Garrard, W. U 
Habersham, J. C, Dr 
*Habersham, Robert 
Habersham, Wm. N 
Harden, Edward J 
*Henry, Charles S 
*Henry, Jacob P 
* Houston, Patrick 
*Hunter, George W 
Hoist, J. B 
Harkness, A 
*Hunter, James 
'Hunter, Wm. P 
"Harding, Geo. S 
tHoward, Rev. C. W 
tHansel, Wm. T 
*House, Samuel C 
"Harden, Gen. Edward 
tHamilton, Dr. Thoinas 
tHarrington, Rev 
+Horne, J. V 
Hodgson, W. B 
fHahn, Dr. Jas 
*Hardeman, Robt. V 
"Hillhouse, D. P 
tHamilton, R. M 
tHigham, Thos., Jr 
Hilton, R. B 
tHerrise, Henry 
Hough, Edward C 
Hutton, J. S 
tHamilton, Charles F 
Hardee, J. L 
Harriss, Dr. Juriah 
Hartridge, A. L 
tHenderson, Rev. M. H 
t Harriss, R. B 
tHarriss, Gen. R. Y 
Herndon, Dr. B. S 
Hammond, John L 
Holland, D. E 
Holland, Wm. F 
Hone, William 
••Habersham, A. Telfair 
Heidt, J. W 
Hopkins, M. H 



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Hopkins, John D 
Habersham, William 
Hardee, C. S 
fHarig, Dr. Julius 
Habersham, John Rae 
Huger, Jos. A. Jr 
Hoist, C. M 
Hull, F. M 
Harden, W. D 
Hamilton, Marmaduke 
Hogg, J. B 
Haskell, J. C 
Harney, Henry 
t Hardee, Benjamin H 
Hunter, Wm 
Harden, Wm 
Howell, Richard H 
t Hayes, J. Q 
Hallam, Isaac W 
Habersham, R. B 
Hawkins, W. S 
Haines, H. B 
Hutchins, C V 
Izard, Allen S 
Jantzen, H. F 
Jackson, II. R 
Johnson, J. R 
Jones, C. A 
Jones, Geo. Noble 
Jones, James W 
Josephs, Samuel J 
Johnston, James H 
Jones, C. C, Jr 
Kaufman, C. H 
tKing, Ralph 
Kollock, Dr. P. M 
Kollock, G. J 
*King, Thomas Butler 
King, Wm 
tKiug, Col. Y. P 
Kelly, John J 
King, Rev. C. B 
King, W. H 
*Karn, Rev. A. J 
Keine, Charles A 
♦Kollock, E. C 
Knorr, Dr. L 
King, Ralph B 



King, N 
Kollock, M. C 
Kollock, M. F 
Kollock, J. T 
Kuhn, A 
Kennedy, D. R 
Law, Wm 
*Locke, J. L 
Low, Andrew 
Law, Wm. F 
fLeConte, Dr. John 
Lathrop, E. S 
Lloyd, Thos. E 
Lawton, Alex. R 
Lawton, Dr. Wm. S 
fLowrie, Jno. L 
fLaTaste, Lucien 
Levy, J. C 
Lincoln, W. W 
Levy, S. Yates 
Lancaster, J. S. F 
LeHardy, Dr. J. C 
Lester, RufusE 
fLawson, E. Floyd 
Lewis, John A 
fLawson, Jno. F 
Lama, John 
Landrum, Rev. S 
Lippman, Lawrence 
'LeGriel, Edward C 
Lippman, Lewis 
Luce, A. B 
Lippman, Joseph 
Lippman, Jacob 
Lovell, Edward 
Lovell, Nathaniel 
Lattimer, Wm 
Lathrop, Jas. W 
tLewin, Rev. R. D'C 
Lamar, Geo. W., Jr 
Larcombe, R. J 
Law, Wm. Jr 
'McAllister, M. H 
♦McArdell, C 
♦McWhir, Wm 
tMercer, Hugh W 
♦Miller, Jno 
Miller, Wm. H 



Morel, Dr. Jas. S 
♦Myers, Col. M 
fMallory, Jno. B 
♦McCall, Thos 
*Miller, And. J 
*Mengin, W. H 
'McConnell, Dr. W. P 
'McAllister, Col. G. W 
'McAllister, Jos. S 
*Munroe, Nathan C 
*Marsh, Mulford 
Minis, Abram 
♦Mitchell, Walter H 
♦Morel, B. M 
fMackall, Dr. R. C 
Mallon, B 
Muller, M. P 
*Moore, Jno. B 
fMasson, Henry 
tMcKensie, H. C 
fMcClellan, R. M 
Maxwell, Thos. H 
tMcRae, Rev. C. F 
Miller, C. C 
Miller, A. N 
tMorgan, Richard 
McAlpin, Jas. A 
Martin, Dr. Jno. D 
Mayer, Dr. Jno. A 
Marshall, T. B 
McFarland, Dr. T. J 
tMullen, Jas 
Magill, C. A 
Myers, Dr. Rob. P' 
Myers, Frederick 
Myers, Octavus C 
Malone, P. J 
Mills, Thos R. Jr 
Muir, Francis 
♦Moore, Geo. W 
Mitchell, G. B 
Miller, Thos. R 
McNulty, J. C 
Morel, C. T 
*Mills, Edward L 
Mitchell, A 
Meldrim, P. W 
McPherson, Jas 



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fMaxwell, J. Audley 
Mann, W. Grayson 
Maxwell, Chas. R 
Myers, Julian 
Macomber, P 
Mitchell, Rev. J. M 
Manigault, Joseph 
Metcalf, E. F. Jr 
McCay, J. R 
Mercer, Geo. A 
Miller, Geo. H 
♦Neufville, Rev. E 
♦Nicoll, Hon. John C 
fNisbet, E. A 
fNejde, Neville 
t Cutting, Win 
fNorris, John S 
Norwood, Thos. M 
Nunn, Dr. R. J 
♦Oernler, A. G 
*01tnstead, Jonathan 
*Owens, Jno. A 
*0'Neil. Rev. J. F 
*Owen, Allen F 
O'Driscoll, W. C 
fOgd'm, Francis 
fOemler, Dr. Arminius 
jOrme, F. H 
Olmstead, C. H 
*01cotl, D. G 
*01cott, Win. H 
O'Driscoll, F. 
♦Padelford, Edward 
"'Payne, Capt, Thos 
♦Philbrick, Samuel 
'Pooler, Robert W 
*Porter, Anthony 
♦Posey, Dr. J. F 
♦Preston, Rev. Willard 
♦Preston, H. K 
Purse, Thos 
♦Pyncheon, Edward E 
fPolhill, T. H 
t Ponce, Dr. -T. B 
*Potter, Jas 
♦Potter, Thos. F 
Pope, J. D 
fPenniman, Rev. J. Allen 



Postell, John 
fPierpont, Rev- John 
fParsons, Edwin 
tPond, Thos. G 
♦Prentiss, 'las. M 
*Parkman, S. B 
Porter, Rev. D. H 
♦Pryse, Rev. J. T 
Purse, Edward J 
Purse, Daniel G 
fPhillips, Barnet 
Purse, Benj. S 
fPinkerton, Rev. J 
Palmer, Samuel B 
Paine, Wm. W. 
Parsons, J. H 
Philpot, E. B 
Read, Dr. Jas. Bond 
'Reynolds, L. 
fRobertson, Wm 
fRobertson, Dr. F. M 
♦Randolph, Dr 
*Raburn, Jno. w 
t Rutherford, Jno 
tRobert, Rev. Jas. T 
'Richardson, Dr. C. P 
'Richmond, Henry A 
tRambaut, Rev 
♦Rogers, Rev. C. W 
t Richardson, Jno 
Ripley, J. B 
tReilley, M. J 
tRiesberg, W. C 
Ryan, C. E 
Rosenfeld, Rev. Jacob 
♦Rockwell, Wm. S 
Rogers, C. D 
tRichardsone, C. B 
Reid, F. A 
Randall, James W 
Ryan, D. J 
Rodgers, Dr. E. P 
Roberts, D. L 
fRobertson, G. R 
♦Schley, Geo 
♦Schaffer, Jas. L 
♦Sinets, A. A 
♦Smith, James 



♦Sorrel, Francis 
♦Stephens, Chas 
fStevens, Wm.Bacou 
♦Stiles, B. E 
♦Stiles, W. H 
*Stirk, J. W 
♦Saunders, Dr 
Stoddard, Jno 
t Stevenson, Dr 
t Spalding, Chas 
♦Sheftall, Levi 
♦Steel, -ino. H 
tStrobel, Rev. P. A 
♦Snider, Benj 
Schley, Dr. ■)". M 
Screven. Jno 
♦Sibley, S. S 
Sneed, J. R 
Sims, F. W 
t Stuart, J R 
Sullivan, Dr. Jas 
Sorrel, G. M ' 
t Spencer, Ambrose 
tSkiff, V. W 
tSkilton, C. C 
tSeymour, DeWitt C 
jSmedburg, J. R 
Symons, Wm. R 
tSavage, T. A 
t Sneed, Dr. N. M 
♦Staley, Rev. T. J 
tSkilton, J A 
Smith, Dr. Thomas 
Sullivan, Jno. A 
Sullivan, Wm. D 
Spencer, Rich'd P. Jr 
Smith, Halstead 
Saussy, J. R 
Schriener, H. L 
Staley, G A 
Solomons, A. A 
Solomons, M J 
Solomons, J. M 
Schwaab, A 
Stultz, Henry 
Semmes, Dr. A. J 
Stewart, Jas. T 
Screven, E. W 



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tSinithmyer, J. L 
*Tefft, I. K 
*Thacher, Rev. W. V 
fTumer, Wm 
"Troup, Col. Geo. M 
*Tefft, C. E 
Thompson, W. T 
*Tupper, Fred 
*Tucker, Dr. A. B 
Tison, W. H 
Thomas, Jno. T 
t Tattnall, Paulding 
Thomas, Dr. J. G 
Thomas, Jno. H 
Turner, L. T 
Tatum, R. H 
Train, H. F 
Taylor, Henry 
Thomas, W. A 
Tomkins, H. B 
Thompson, Yates 
tVigal, Dr. Jno. A 
*Varnedoe, Samuel M 
Villalonga, Jno. L 
Villalonga, Julius A 
*Valleau, W. N 
"Wallace, Norman 
tWard, Jno. E 
'Waring, Dr. Wm. R 

* Wayne, Hon. Jas. M 

* White, Wm. P 

t White, Rev. George 
*Williams, Wm. Thorne 



"Williamson, Jno. P 

* Warner, Hiram 
"Wilson, Edward G - 
*Waldburg, George 
Woodbridge, Wylly 
Williamson, Jno 
"Williams, Henry 
tWingfield, Dr. Jno 
tWingfield, Col. Junius 
Waldburg, Jacob 
*Wiltberger, Peter 

* Williams, Albert 

* Willis, P. T. Dr 

* White, Rev. Rufus M 
f Warner, Dr S 
"Watson, Jno 

t Winston, Rev. M 
Waring, Dr. Wm. R 

* Wilson, C. C 
Wiltberger, W. H 
Winkler, Z. N 
Waring, Geo. H 
*West, Dr. Chas. W 
t Wells, L. W 
*West, Dr. J. J 
fWilson, Jno. R., D. D 
tWeed, Jno. W 
"Wilbur, Aaron 
fWinn, Rev. A. M 
Wheaton, Jno. F 
*Wragg, Dr. Jno. A 
Wetter, A. P 

t Whitehead, Geo. A 



wight, s. w 

Wadley, Wm. M 
Wylly, Geo. W 
Wakelee, Wm. L 
Waring, Dr. Jas. J 
Weslow, A. B 
Wilson, A. N 
» Woods, W m. H 
Weber, Lewis J 
Wayne, R. A 
"Whitehead, B 
Way, C H 
Woodbridge, R. A 
Wayne, Henry C 
Wilder, Jno. R 
Wilder, Jos. J 
Wilson, Jas. G 
t Whittle, L. N 
Weems, J. M , 

West, Chas. N 
White, Jos. P 
Wilbur, J T 
Weed, Jos. D 
Way, H. Harford 
Washburn, Ingersoll 
Wilson, R. W 
Winter, Frank 
* Willis, Francis 
Woodruff, Dr. J. S 
Yonge, Dr. Easton 
fYulee, Elias 
Zettler, B. M 



* Deceased. 



t Absent. 



1 10N0RA RY MEMBERS. 



* Adams, Hon. John Q., LL. D., Ex-President IT. S Massachusetts. 

* Adams, Rev Jasper, D. D South Carolina. 

*Allston, Washington, Esq Cambridgeport, Ms. 

Andrew, James O. (Bishop) Covington, Ga. 

*Aspinwall, Col Thos., U. S. Consul London. 

Abort, Col. James J., U.S. A Washington. 

Aulick, J. H. (Commodore) U. S. N Washington. 

Barclay, Anthony Savannah, Ga. 

Bancroft, Hon. George Massachusetts. 

Bacon, Leonard, T). D... New Haven, Conn. 

Barnard, Henry, Esq Hartford, Conn. 

Bartlett, John R, Esq New York. 

Benjamin, Hon. J. P Richmond, Va 

Beauregard, Gen. G. T., C. S. A Louisiana. 

*Burges, Hon. Tristram Providence, R. I. 

^Bradford, Hon. Alden, LL. D Boston. 

Bethune, George W., D. D Philadelphia. 

Bachman, J., D. D Charleston, S. C. 

Bolton, Robt Jr., Esq New York. 

Burroughs, Rev. Charles Portsmouth, N. H. 

^Buchanan, Hon. James, President U". S Washington. 

*Bache, Prof. A. D Washington. 

Brown, Hon Joseph E Georgia. 

*Cass, Hon. Lewis, LL.?D Michigan. 

'Camberling, Hon. C. C New York. 

Carroll, B. R., Esq Charleston, S. C. 

*Cheves, Hon. Langdon, LL. D South Carolina. 

*Church, Alonzo, D. D., President University of Georgia .Georgia 

"Clark, Matt St. Clair, Esq Washington, D. C. 

♦Cogswell, Wm., D. D Hanover, N. II. 

"Cooper, J. Feuimore, Esq New York. 

"Couper, John, Esq Georgia. 

*Catron, Hon. John Nashville, Tenn. 

*Clay, Hon. Henry Kentucky. 

*Calhoun, Hon. John C South Carolina. 

Crawford, Hon. Geo. W Georgia. 

Clinton, Charles A., Esq New York. 

Campbell, Charles, Esq Virginia. 

Clark, Rev. Thos. M. (Bishop) Rhode Island. 



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Cocke, Hon. W. A Monticello, Fla. 

*Day, Jeremiah, D. D., LL. D., President of Yale Col lege... New Haven, Conn. 

Day, Hon. Thomas .' Hartford, Conn. 

'Dallas, Hon. George M Philadelphia. 

"Davis, Hon. John, LL. D Boston. 

Davis, Charles 8., Esq Portland, Me. 

*DeLaMotta, Jacob, M. D Charleston, S. C. 

Dickson, Prof. J. Henry, M. D Charleston, S. C. 

"Drayton, Col. William Philadelphia. 

*Du Ponceau, Peter S., LL. D Philadelphia. 

"Duane, Hon. Wm. J Philadelphia. 

Dixon, Hon. James Hartford, Conn. 

*De Leon, M. H., M. D ■. Charleston, S. C. 

Davis, Hon. Jefferson Richmond, Va. 

*Everett, Hon. Alexander H., LL. D Boston. 

*Eaton, Hon. John H Tennessee. 

*Ellis, Hon. Powhatan Tennessee. 

Elton, Prof. Romeo Providence, R. I. 

*Ellet, Prof. Wm. H South Carolina. 

*Few, Rev. Ignatius A., D. D Georgia. 

Felt, Rev. Joseph B ] Boston. 

Fletcher, Hon. Richard ..Boston. 

"Forsyth, Hon. John Georgia. 

Folsom, George, Esq New York. 

*Force, Col. Peter Washington, D. C. 

"Francis, J. W., M. D New York. 

Fraser, Charles, Esq Charleston, S. C. 

"Gallatin, Hon. Albert New York. 

Gardiner, Robt. H., Esq Gardiner, Me. 

"Gilman, Sam'l, D. D Charleston, S. C. 

"Gilmor, Robt. Esq Baltimore. 

*Gilmer, Hon. George R Georgia. 

"Gilpin, Hon. Henry D Philadelphia. 

*Grahame, Jos., Esq Nantz, France. 

*Goddard, Prof. Wm. G Providence, R. I. 

Gordon, Thomas F., Esq Philadelphia. 

Greene, Albert G., Esq Providence, R. I. 

"Greenwood, B. F., W. P., D. D Boston. 

Grimaldi, Stacy, Esq London. 

Graham, Major Jas. D., U. S. A Washington. 

Gibbes, R. W., M. D South Carolina. 

Henry, Prof. Joseph Washington, D. C. 

"Harper, Hon. Wm South Carolina. 

"Harris, Thaddeus Mason, D. D Boston. 

"Harrison, Gen. Wm. H., Ex-President V. S Ohio. 

"Hawkes, Francis L., D. D New York. 

"Hayne, Gen. Robert Y Charleston, S. C. 

Hays, Isaac, M. D. Philadelphia. 



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*Heath, James E., Esq Richmond, Va. 

Howard, Hon. Benjamin C Maryland. 

*Homer, Jonathan, D. D Newton, Mass. 

*Howland, Jolin, Esq Providence, R. I. 

Hamilton, Sir William Edinburgh. 

Hilliard, Hon. Henry W Georgia. 

*Huger, Hon. Daniel E South Carolina. 

Hawkins, Hon. John D North Carolina. 

*Hammond, Hon. J. H Beech Island, S. C. 

Hardee, Col. W. J., U. S. A Alabama. 

Hunter, Wm. W., C. S. N. (Commodore) Richmond, Va. 

*Ingraham, Edward D.,Esq Philadelphia. 

*Irving, Washington, LL. D , New York. 

Irvin, Theodore, Esq New York. 

*Ingersoll, Hon. Charles J Philadelphia. 

*Ingersoll, Hon. Joseph R Philadelphia. 

*Jackson, Gen. Andrew, Ex-President U. S Tennessee. 

Jay, John, Esq New York. 

Jenks, Wm., D. D Boston. 

Menifer, Hon. Daniel Maryland. 

Johnson, Ex-Governor H. V Georgia. 

Jombard, Baron Prance. 

Johnston, Gen. Joseph E., C. S. A Richmond, Va. 

"Kent, James, LL. D New York. 

'King, Hon. Mitchell Charleston, S. C. 

*Kingsley, Prof. James, LL. D New Haven, Conn. 

Lafayette, Geo. W., Esq France. 

Lawson, Thomas, M. D., Surgeon-General U. S. A Washington, D. C. 

*Lewis, Gen. Morgan New York. 

*Legare, Hon. Hugh S Charleston, 

*Lemon, Robert, Esq London. 

* Lumpkin , Hon. Wilson Georgia. 

*Longslreet, A. B., LL. D., D. D Columbia, S. C 

Lieber, Francis, LL. D South Carolina. 

'Ludewig, Herman E., Esq New York. 

*Lee, Gen. Robert E., C. S. A Richmond, Va. 

Mallory, Hon S R \ .Florida. 

Mercer, Rev. Jesse Georgia. 

Memminger, C. G., Esq Charleston. 

Mareschal, Gen. Baron Von Austria. 

*Middleton, Hon. Henry Charleston, S. C. 

*Miller, Samuel, D. D Princeton, N. J. 

'Moultrie, James, M. D Charleston. 

"Muhlenburg, Hon H. A Pennsylvania 

*McWhir, William, D D Georgia. 

*Mayer, Hon. Brantz Baltimore. 

McKenzie, William Edinburg. 

Markoe, Francis, Esq Washington. 



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"Morton, Samuel George, M. D Philadelphia. 

Maury, Matthew P., U. S. N Washington. 

Olmsted, Prof. Denison New Haven, Conn. 

Osgood, Samuel, M. D New York. 

"Paulding, Hon. J. K New York. 

Palfrey, John G., D. D., LL. D Boston, Mass. 

Parsons, Prof. Usher, M. D Providence, R. I. 

*Petrigru, Hon. James L., LL. D Charleston. 

*Pickering, J., LL. D Boston. 

Pinckney, Hon. Henry L Charleston. 

Pierce, Geo. F. (Bishop) Georgia. 

*Prescott, Wm. H., LL. D Boston. 

'Poinsett, Hon. Joel. R South Carolina. 

'"Preston, Hon. Wm. C South Carolina. 

"Pierce, Hon. Franklin, Ex-President U. S New Hampshire. 

*Polk, Hon. J. K., Ex-President U. S Tennessee. 

*Pickett, A. J Alabama. 

Philips, Sir Thomas England. 

*Quincy, Hon. Josiah, LL. D Cambridge, Mass. 

'Ramsay, J. G. M., M. D Mecklenburg, Tenn. 

*Rafn, Prof. Christian C Copenhagen. 

*Reid, Hon. Robert Raymond Florida. 

*Robbins, Hon. Asher, LL. D Providence, R. I. 

"Rush, Hon. Richard Philadelphia. 

*Rich, Oliver, Esq London. 

Reed, Wm. B., Esq Philadelphia. 

Smith, John Jay Philadelphia. 

Sumner, George, Esq France. 

*Swain, Hon. D. S., Ex-Governor N. C North Carolina. 

Savage, Hon. James 1 Boston. 

Sherwood, Rev. Adiel Georgia. 

^Schoolcraft, Henry R., Esq Detroit. 

*Silliman, Prof. Benj., LL. D New Haven. 

*Sheftall, Sheftall, Esq Savannah, Ga. 

*Simms, Wm. Gilmore, LL. D South Carolina. 

*Schley, Ex-Governor Wm Augusta, Ga. 

*Simons, Thomas Y., M. D Charleston, S. C. 

"Spalding, Hon. Thomas Georgia. 

*Sparks, Prof. Jared, LL. D Cambridge. 

Sprague, W. B., D. D Albany, N. Y. 

*Spencer, Hon. J. C New York. 

*Story, Hon. Joseph, LL. D Boston. 

*Stevenson, Hon. Andrew Virginia. 

*Stewart, J. A., Esq Charleston, S. C. 

Staples, Hon. Wm. R Providence, R. I. 

♦Stephens, John L. Esq New York. 

*Stuyvesant, Peter G., Esq New Jersey. 

"Stone, Col. Wm. L New York. 



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Sainsbury, W. Noel London 

*Sullivan, Hon. Wm., LL. D Boston. 

Stephens, Wm. Bacon, D. D Philadelphia. 

Stiles, Rev. J. C, D. D... Virginia. 

Smith, Wm. Tasker, British Consul Savannah, Ga. 

"Thacher, James, M. D Plymouth. 

*Thacher,B. B., Esq Boston. 

*Troup, Ex-Gov. George M Georgia. 

*Talmage, S. K., D. D., Prest. Oglethorpe University Georgia. 

"Trumbull, Col. John New Haven, Conn. 

*Totten, Col. Joseph G Washington, D. C. 

Tustin, Kev. J. P Michigan. 

*Taylor, Gen. Z., Ex-Pres. U. S Louisiana. 

*Towns, Hon. G. W., Ex-Gov. Georgia Georgia. 

*Tyler, John, Ex-President II. S Virginia. 

Tattnall, Commodore Josiah, U. S. N Georgia. 

"VanBuren, Hon. Martha, Ex-Pres. U. S New York. 

*Vaughn, John, Esq Philadelphia. 

*Waddel, Moses, LL. D Athens, Ga. 

*Wardlaw, Hon. D. L Abbeville, S. C. 

*Wayland, Francis, D. D Providence, R. I. 

Webb, Thomas H, M. D Boston. 

*Wheaton, Hon. Henry Rhode Island. 

*WDde, Hon. Richard H Georgia. 

Willis, William, Esq Portland, Me. 

"Webster, Hon. Daniel, LL. D , Mass. 

"Winthrop, Hon. Thomas D., LL. D Boston. 

"Webster, Noah, LL. D New Haven, Conn. 

"White, Hon. Joseph M Florida. 

"Woodruff, George, Esq Trenton, N. J. 

"Woods, Leonard, Jr., Pres. Bowdoin College New Hampshire. 

"Woodbury, Hon. Levi, LL. D New Hampshire. 

"Walsh, Robert, Esq France. 

"Wickliffe, Hon. Robert, Jr Washington. 

Walker, Hon R. J Washington. 

"Wilkes, Charles, U. S. A Washington. 

Yancey, Charles, Esq Alabama. 

"Yeadon, Richard, Jr., Esq Charleston. 

"Young, Rev. Alexander Boston. 

* Deceased. 



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The following named Resident Members were left out of their proper 

places. 



Butler, Thos. F 
Benedict, Rev. S 
Beckwitb, Et. Rev. 
Comer, Hugh M 
Colquitt, H H 
Clark, John G 
Dillon, John R 
Farley, Rev C. A 
Flerning, Wm. R 
*Harper, Dr. L 



* Jackson, Jos W 
tJoaes, Geo 
Jno *Jones, J. L 

*Jones, Moses L 
jJones, Rev. John 
jjohnson, H. V 
Mones, Dr. Joseph 
Johnston, George H. Jr 
* Jones, Aug. S 
Johnson, Dr. JohnM 
LaRoche, Isaac D 



fMullarkey, P 
tOwens, R. W . 
*Penclleton, P. C 
t Preston, Jas W 
Pottle, E. II 
*Padelford, Edward, Jr 
Read, Dr. J. B 
tScholl, Chas 
Tatnall, Capt. Josiah 
tTustrn, Rev. J. P 



* Deceased. 



t Absent. 



ORDER OF PROCEEDING 

AT REGULAR MEETINGS. 



1st-. Reading the Minutes of the last Meeting, and 
confirming them. 

2d. Reading the Correspondence of the Corres- 
ponding Secretary. 

3d. Balloting for New Members. 
4th. Overtures or Reports from the Board of Man- 
agers, or Irom the Standing Committees. 
5th. Communications or Addresses from Members. 
6th. Miscellaneous business. 



1BJL '04 



